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For the same reason, the Chiltern line was used by many trains between Paddington and Birkenhead from 1965. All local trains were diverted to Marylebone in 1963 and operated by four-car Class 115 diesel multiple units (DMUs) and the main-line platforms at Greenford, on the New North route between Old Oak Common and Northolt Junction, were closed.
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Ealing rail crash – 19 December 1973 – A train from Paddington to Oxford derailed after a loose battery box cover on the Class 52 "Western" locomotive hauling the train struck lineside equipment, causing a set of points to move under the train. Ten passengers were killed and 94 injured.
Birkenhead Central station was opened in 1886 as part of the Mersey Railway's route from Liverpool, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel under the River Mersey. The station was the location of the Mersey Railway's headquarters. The disused building of Birkenhead Central depot, which closed in the 1990s, remains adjacent to the platforms. The station ...
English: This map showing the location of London Paddington station. It was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. Don't rely solely on it for navigation.
The site, on which the station was built, was to the east of Birkenhead's original railway terminus at Grange Lane, which closed in 1844. [1] To the north lay two tunnel entrances; the first, completed in 1844, led to the town's second terminus at Monks Ferry.
The station was the second opened by the MR at Paddington. The earlier station, named Paddington (Bishop's Road), opened on 10 January 1863. [10] It is north of the mainline station and is served by trains on the Hammersmith branch. From 1 November 1926, the MR provided all Inner Circle services. [10]
The worst accident at Paddington was the Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also called the Paddington rail crash). On 5 October 1999, a Thames Train stopping service from Paddington to Bedwyn passed a red signal and collided with a Great Western express travelling in the opposite direction. The drivers of both trains were killed, along with 29 ...